Built for It

Some days you don't feel strong

You feel stubborn, good stubborn

Keeps you breathing

I woke up with the weight of the world on my spine

Coffee like gasoline, trying to make me ignite

Bills on the counter, dust in the air

Boots by the door like, "Go prove you still care"

And I smile for the crowd like it's all under control

While I'm holding a fist fight inside of my soul

Yeah, the storms don't stop just 'cause you have to work

But I show up anyway and let the thunder do its worst

I don't need a speech, I don't need a crown

I just need a reason when the lights go down

So if you're listening, if you've been there too

Turn it up loud, let the noise pull you through

'Cause I've got iron in my chest and smoke in my lungs

A thousand bad nights and I'm still not done

When the dark leans in, I lean back harder

I don't break, I don't fold, I just burn a little hotter

If I'm shaken, fine, I'll shake and stand

I'm still here, still moving, still making a plan

Yeah, I bend, yeah, I bleed, but I don't let go

I got iron in my chest and I'm built for the road

Built for it, built for it

Still here, still here

I've been bitten by doubt like a dog in the dark

It snaps at my heels when I'm trying to start

And that voice in my head keeps calling me weak

Like it's got a lease on the air that I breathe

But I've carried my people, I've carried my name

I've carried my anger and made it a flame

I've watched the world spin without mercy or grace

So I learned how to fight with a steady damn pace

I don't need perfect, I don't need new

I just need one step, then another, then two

If you're hanging by a thread, let me say it plain

Threads hold bridges if you don't let 'em fray

'Cause I've got iron in my chest and smoke in my lungs

A thousand bad nights and I'm still not done

When the dark leans in, I lean back harder

I don't break, I don't fold, I just burn a little hotter